Sack holder



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E. TAYLOR SACK HOLDER 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed Jan. 1 922 067/26,: 45272 Zkylar showing the invention in fragmental form;

Figure 6 is an enlarged horlzontal section Patented May 29,1923

Q SACK HOLDER;

Application filed January 9, 1922; "Serial No. 527,890. i

To all whom it mag concern:

.Be it known'that I, EDWIN TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Edwar'dsville, county of Wyandotte, State useful Improvement in Sack Holders, of which thefollowing is a completespecification. v

This invention relates to-sack holders of that class for supporting sacks in upright opened condition totacilitate the deposit therein of potatoes or other vegetables or things, and the object 01": the invention is to provide an efficient'device of the nature specified, having prongs for quick, easy and positive engagement with and disengagement from the sacks at the mouth end thereof, and for holding each sack so that the weight of the contents shall. rest mainly upon ground to avoid the possibility o'ftearing the sack.

A further object is to provide a support for yieldingly holding aneinpty sackslightly off the ground and susceptible of lowering the sack when partly filled, to a the ground and then holding the-unfilledpon:

understood. reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention'in its preferred type of construction; Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the same;

Figure 4 is a front elevationrof a part of' the'invention in which the hopper member is carried by a fixed but portable support;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line VV of Figure 3, but

taken on the line VI-VI of Figure 1;, 1

F igure 7 is an enlarged front elevation of V figure also showing a of Kansas, have invented a certain new and "EDWIN TAYLOR, or nnwARnsvILLn, KANSAS.

thehopper Inember'of the device as'eq uipped with auxiliary ends for reducingthelength of. the discharge-portion of the hopper, said" 1 portion of a' portable support for the hopper; e I

Figure 8 hopper taken in about the same plane as Figure 6, but showing the'equipment for expanding thewidth of the hopper andlfor operating the sackholding elements; and

Figure 9 is a detail perspective View of ,one of the auxiliary endvportions of the" hopper shown in-Figure 7. e i 7 Referring now. to the drawings in I detail,

is ahorizontalsecti-on of the;

and particularly to the hopper me'mberof I the device,- 1 indicates the back-of the hopper, the same being disposed vertically ,1and

2 the ends of the hopper, the said ends converging downwardly and having flanges =3 fitting against the back and secured; rigidly thereto by fastening devices 4.. At thelower ends of the'ends 2, are provided horizontal fl nges 5 through which pivotho'oks '6 ex tend downwardly, nuts 7 retaining said outer sides with prongs?) upon which-sacks, or bags areadapted to be impaled for support in operative position.

explained, for rocking saidprong-carrying hooks inposition for the support ofoneof a' pair of parallel bars .8, provided at their Thehopper as thus far described, is-a'dapted for supporting sacks for the reception ot j potatoes and other small vegetables or, ob-

j'ects, and means are providedfas hereinafter: 8 1' bars SupWardly and outwardly for thepurpose of causing said prongs to impale the sacks fortheir support. For expandlngthe width-of th'ehopper for the accommodation o1? cabbagesacks and other large containers, bars 10 are fitted against the under side of,

the flanges 5 and fastenedrigidly thereto f by fastening devices llso as to constitute extensions for saidflanges 5, to which extensions, when employed, the pivot hooksfi are transferred so that the front prong-equipped Y Y bar 8 can thus be disposed a greaterdis-w tance from the-.rearor companionprong equipped bar 8, as shown clearly Figure 8, the preferred method of supporting said last-named ,barfl8 being bygmeans" of: hooks] 12 secured to the front face ofthebaok of the hopper, as shown most clearly by Figure 5.

An angle bar 13 is secured horizontally to the upper end and outer side of one of the hopper ends 2, and pivotally suspended from one or more eye bolts 1% carried by said angle bar 13, is a lever 15 provided with a cam plate 16, the cam cuts 17 of said plate being adapted when t-he'lever is swung toward the hopper, to engage the end of the bars 8 and swing the M13116 upwardly and outwardly to cause their prongs to assume an angular position for properly retaining a. sack in operative position. He-

verse movement of said lever withdraws the cam plate or wedge from between said l8 forniedby producin this cam surface 18 cooperating bars and permits them to swing back to a vertically pendant position and release the sack. It will he noticed by reference to "Figure 8 that'at one end the cam plate or wedge 16 is provided with a cam surface a notch in the plate, with the rearcam end 17 in the operation of the 'bars 8 in the event itis desired to reduce the width of the hopper by setting the front bar 8 in line with the cam surface 18, it being noted by reference to'the last inentioned figure that the flanges are pro sided with a series of holes to permit of adjustment of the hooks 6 in line with the cam surface 18 or the front can: end 17, certain of said holes being also utilized for engagement by the fastening devices 11 when r the extension are employed to dispose the front bar 8 at a greater distance from the back wallof the hopperthan is possible when the hooks 6 are suspended directl from the flanges 5. In thelat-ter event, it is also necessary to provide an extension forthe cam plate 16, and to accomplish this a plate 20 provided with cam or wedge 21. is provided, the said plate having a longitudinal slot 22 for engagement by a plurality of fastening deviics 2 extending through and secured to the said lever, as shown clearly in Figure 8. i will thus be .seen' that provision is made for operating the, hopper from a upon which it may be mounted in order to provide room for the-placement of the sack the prong-carrying bars 8 when disposed different distances apart.

Secured to the rear side'of the back wall of the hopper is a spacing blot-k 24 to space wall or other support and for engagement with-and disengageinent from the same by the rear prong carrying bar 8. For supporting the hopper side of the spacing block 24.

from a pair of nails or hooks or other devices projecting from a wall, a pair of hangers or strips 25 are secured to the rear I For the support of the hopper from a portable support, a pair, of, reversed hooks 26 and 27 are secured to the rear side of said block, the

and thus constrict for the sack to be hooks projecting upward beyond the top of the block and of different dimensions for a purpose which hereinafter appears, and also secured to the rear face of said block is a guide frame or keeper 28 of U- erence to Figure 7 that the auxiliary end M11529 converge downwardly much more sharply than the end walls 2 of the hopper or shorten the discharge opening thereof.

Referring now to the supports for the hopper as distinguished from the character of supports hereinbefore Inentionethnaniely nails, hooks or the like projecting flOTfl'iI wall or other fixed object, it will be noticed by reference particularly and 8, that the support is of channel form and is constructed as follows: 32 designates parallel angle bars connected together at suitable points by cross bolts engaged by clamping nuts 34, sleeves fitting on the cross bolts and spacing the bars apart. The channel frame thus constructed, is secured at its lower end upon a pair of fixed legs'36, and pivoted to and between said legs is a collapsible leg 37, the same being pivoted at 38. The leg 37 when in operative position, projects rearwardly and the legs 86 project divergingly forward so as to leave the space" clear below the hopper filled, and to secure the leg 37 in operative position, it is provided at its upper end with. awedge 39 for engagen'ient by a sliding loop or keeper 40 mounted upon the channel. By sliding the keeper upwardly beyond. the end of the wedge, the leg 37 can be folded toward the space between the legs 36 for convenience of storage.

The space between the angle bars 32 of the channel is adapted for the reception of either of the hooks 26 or 27, ing the larger so over any one of the sleeves 35, and also be cause of its extra length and shape it is suited to function with an exteniporized support, as the end of an upright board, an auger hole in a partition, or a cleat secured to a wall. 7 1

For providing a yielding support for the hopper, the channel is increased in height, this being accomplished by bolting zto its upper end an extension consisting of the former be that it may be hooked to Figures 5, 6

tractile spring 43 attached at its lower end to a slide bar or plate 44 fitting slidingly in the channel between bars 32 and the cross bolts 33 thereof, said slide bar or plate having a vertical series of openings45 adapted for engagement by the hook 27, it being understood that whenthe hopper is to be suspended from the spring supported slide plate, the hooks 26 and 27 are reversed so that the last named hook shall project rearwardly, and that when the hopper 18 to be suspended from one of the cross bolts or sleeves 35, the hook 26 will be disposed rearwardly, it being apparent that the said hooks must be of different size because the plate 44 and the cross bolts and sleeves'are different distances from the front spaceof the channel, as shown most clearly by Figures 6 and 8. When a sack is to be yieldingly supported by; the construction described the hopper will be disposed initially to hold the sack clear of the ground so that when filled to a suiiicient degree, the spring will yield and permit the sack to rest upon the ground to take most of the weight off the sack, the retractile tendency of the spring holdingthe unfilled portion of the sack in stretched or taut condition to facilitate the remainder of the filling operation. v

g In all of the figures ofthe drawings showing the prong carrying bars, the latter appear in operative position, that is in the position they occupy when a sack is suspended from them. Before the sack is applied, they extend vertically downward and the cam or wedge plate 16 occupies the position indicated by dotted lines inFigure 7. Assuming that the sack is fitted at its upper end over and outside the bars 8, the operator swings the lever inwardly and thus causes its cam edges in line with the bars to engage the latter and swing them upwardly ant outwardly to an angle at which the prongs will retain a sack, the said can) plate or wedge being retained between the bars through engagement therewith of the squared ends 17 of the said plate or wedge. Potatoes or other vegetables or objects are then poured into the hopper from the front side thereof and thence pass into the sack, the operation described being the same regardless of how the hopper is supported. To disengage the sack from the prong-carrying bars, the lever is pulled outward, this action permitting the prong-carrying bars by gravity to swing back to a vertical position and thus withdraw or partially withdraw their prongs from the sack't-o permit the same to be readily removed.

In both the rigid and yielding type of standard, the points of attachment for the hopper" are numerous, giving in both designs a selective adjustment as to'height to fit 3 sacksof variable length: From' the above, description it will be apparent that I'have produced a sackholder which embodies the 4 features of advantage set forth *as desirable in the statement, of the objects of the invention, and which is obviously susceptible of modifications ,in various particulars without departing from the principle of construction and mode of operation involved.

I claim:

1. A sack holder having back and end walls, a; pair of horizontal prong-equipped bars pivotally sus pended from the hopper, and a wedge plate to be forced between and agains'tjsaid bars to s wingfthem outwardly to dispose their prongs in a suspension support for a sack. v

2. A' sack holder "comprising a hopper having back and end walls, a pair of horizontal prong-equipped bars pivotally sus-' pended fromthe hopper, and. a wedge plate to beforced between and against .said'bars to swing them outwardly to dispose their' prongs in position to impale and form a suspension support for a sack; said plate having square ends. paralleling and abutting the bars to prevent them from swinging back to inoperative position. 3. A sack holder, comprising ahopper having back andend walls, a pairof Jhorizontal prong-equipped bars pivotally suspended from the hopper, and pivoted means .for rocking said'bars. to-ca'use their prongs to impale a sack and form a'suppor-t'therefor; said means'actingas a'wedge to rock the bars apart andasv a chock to stand adjusted position. Y y a 4. A- sack holder, comprising a hopper having back and end walls, a pair of horizontal prong-equipped. bars "pivotally susi pended from the hopper, a lever. pivoted to v onev end of the hopper,*and a plate having cam surfaces to engage and rock said bars upwardly and outwardly, and square ends to abut theinner sides of the bars to prevent them from swinging back to pivotally pendent osition.

5. A sack holder comprising an upright back, spaced horizontal prong-equipped bars pivotally'suspended from the back and said barsrespectively, end walls 'detachably suspended from the back and projecting forwardly therefrom, and means to rock between or withdraw from between said. bars to swing them outwardly and upwardly 1 or permit them to return to their original positions. 1 f I 6. A sack holder, comprising a hopper consisting of aback wall" and downwardly converging-end walls,;bars projectingfforcomprising a hopper I position to impaleand form- 85' I 105 "between the said bars .tohold them intheir wardly beyond and at the lower end of said end walls, a prong-carrying bar pivotally suspended from the said bars, a second prong-carrying bar pivotally suspended and a lever suspended provlded wlth a cam p from the hopper and late or Wedge for engagement wlth of said barsv ,for' swinglng the and between adjacent ends same upwerdly and outwardly.

In Witness w mgnature.

hereof I hereunto 'affix my EDWIN TAYLOR. 

